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Homework Statement
15MeV electrons, enter magnetic field with strength of 0.7T. What is the radius of the path of the electrons? What energies could the electrons have and be confined to orbits with radii within 5% of the 15MeV electrons?
Homework Equations
[itex]E = \frac{m_{0}c^{2}}{\sqrt{1-\left(\frac{v}{c}\right)^{2}}}[/itex]
[itex] r = \frac{mv}{qB} [/itex]
The Attempt at a Solution
I solved for v using relativistic energy equation. I got:
[itex] v = c \sqrt{\left(1-\frac{m_{0}c^{2}}{E}\right)^{2}}[/itex]
[itex]v = 2.898x10^{8} m/s [/itex]
and plugged that value into formula for radius
[itex] r = \frac{\left(9.11x10^{-31}kg\right)\left(2.898x10^{8} m/s\right)}{\left(1.602x10^{-19}C\right)\left(0.7T\right)} [/itex]
I get r = 0.002354m
I then take [itex]\pm[/itex]5% of the radius and get 0.0022363m to 0.0024717m
When I take the radius r=0.0022363 and work backwards by using it to find the velocity then energy I get a scant 1.3 MeV
and when I take r = 0.0024717m and work backwards, I end up with a velocity greater than c!
Is my approach correct?
Thank you